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I took my 9 year old cat to his vet on 3/1/16. He was having some issues with his ears and he was constantly licking his lips and was a little lethargic. The vet does the physical exam and notices 2 teeth were red and inflamed and needed to be extracted. She took him into back room to draw blood and was unable to draw blood. Brought my boy back in and vet said she would try again to get his blood. No luck. She then said he would need an antibiotic and she gave him the Convenia. They wanted to get me in today (3/5) to try to get his blood again. I called back the following day 3/2/16 and asked if they could give perhaps a sedative for the blood draw. The girl at the desk said she would ask the vet she returned and said the vet is suggesting I take my boy to another vet who is specialized in dental that is rather far from me.  Really frustrated from all that. I sought out another local vet because now he's really lethargic and having sneezing fits. I take him to new vet next day 3/2/16  she looks him over bladder feels fine, ears have a little yeast, looks in his mouth and said he would need extractions - we schedule his dental the soonest was 3/29/16. I was given a pain medication for him. What concerns me he isn't eating much, the sneezing fits seem to be getting worse and he isn't urinating but every 12 hrs or longer. He usually goes more than that.  I am wondering if the Convenia is making him feel worse. :( 
 

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Convenia can cause side effects and reactions in cats.  It's not a recommended antibiotic to use in cats. Here's one vet's take on Convenia: http://catinfo.org/?link=convenia

It's possible that the lethargy is related to the Convneia but I'm not sure about the sneezing and not urinating as much.

Did the vet address the lip licking? That's usually a sign of nausea. Blood work would be useful to determine if there's anything off with your cat's values.
 
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I been to that one site you linked and my pets will stay very far away from the Convenia.

The lip licking is from the tooth pain. Sneezing could be from the dental pain the new vet said. I am bringing him in today to have him checked. My concern is with not urinating as much. When he was a kitten he became blocked. He's not having the same symptoms crying at the box - going in and out of box and not producing anything. He's just not going every 12hrs or so. He is on a RX diet and I haven't had a blockage in over 6yrs.  I will update when I return. 
 

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Most likely, the stress of the trip to the vet has brought on the sneezing.  He might be developing an upper respiratory infection.  The extreme lethargy can be a side effect of the convenia shot.  Keep an eye on him and make sure he keeps eating, drinking water, and using the box.  If you think you need blood work on him, have them do it when they sedate him for the dental.  Also, be sure to write on his chart that you don't want another shot of convenia since he just had one.  My girl got one two weeks ago after her dental (without my consent!) to keep infection at bay from the extractions she had. 

Stress can also trigger urinary tract infections, so it's good you're getting him to the vet to check that.  What kind of pain meds did they give you?
 
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I got in into the vet this afternoon and what she thinks he could have a upper respiratory infection but has no drainage from eyes/ears or it could be due to his teeth that need to come out. She checked his bladder and it was soft nothing that indicated he could be blocked nor should we do further testing. She told me to keep an eye like you said his eating/box. Since we got home he has urinated 2x without any difficulty and has eaten 3/4 of a can of food with some extra water in it. The name of the pain medication is buprenex - from reading about that it is pretty heavy duty and could be causing the lethgary too. Just wish the dental could get done sooner. My vet seems to like the Convenia shot hasn't had any issues but after reading many horrow stories I will opted for a different antibiotic when is dental is done.  
 

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Glad to know he's urinated and eaten!  Those are both good signs.  Maybe you could ask them to put you on a cancellation list for the dental.  That way if someone cancels, you could take their spot.
 

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Convenia can cause side effects and reactions in cats.  It's not a recommended antibiotic to use in cats. Here's one vet's take on Convenia: http://catinfo.org/?link=convenia

It's possible that the lethargy is related to the Convneia but I'm not sure about the sneezing and not urinating as much.

Did the vet address the lip licking? That's usually a sign of nausea. Blood work would be useful to determine if there's anything off with your cat's values.
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I just want to add that while * some* cats can have side effects from Convenia (as can happen with any medication), many do not. You should discuss any concerns you may have about any medication with your vet.

I have had several cats receive Convenia for different issues and these cats never displayed any ill effects from this.
 

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I have had many of my cats on Convenia with no issues. But it doesn't work for every kind of infection. I opt for it when it does because many of my cats are bad medicine takers and I don't have any help administering. With antibiotics it's a must that you give all the antibiotics and get all of it in them. If you dont the infection can come back or it may become resistant. I have cats who spit out pills in the corner and cats who end up wearing most of the clavamox liquid instead of digesting it. So I opt for it for this reason.
 
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